"On behalf of Sun Life Financial, I extend my congratulations to the
Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge champions," said Dean Connor,
President, Sun Life Financial Canada. "We are pleased to continue
supporting the tradition of promoting excellence in mathematics - and
future mathematicians - through our sponsorship of the CMS and this
competition."

"The Sun Life Financial Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge is designed to
provide an extra-curricular mathematics activity during the Fall term that
is both accessible to a wide range of students and challenging to even the
best students in the country," said Mr. Ian VanderBurgh, Director, CEMC
(University of Waterloo), and Chair of the CMS COMC Committee. "In
addition, the Open acts as a qualifying paper for the 2008 Canadian
Mathematical Olympiad which will be written on March 26, 2008."

"All the winners have done extremely well on a very challenging
competition and have demonstrated analytical and creative
problem-solving skills that are so essential for a wide range of
career options," said Dr. Neal Madras, York University and Chair of
the CMS Mathematical Competitions Committee.

Approximately 75 of the top students from the 2007 Sun Life Financial
Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge have been invited to write the
2008 Canadian Mathematical Olympiad (CMO). The CMO is Canada's
premier mathematics competition organized and administered by the
Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS). "These top students will be busy
honing their problem solving skills as they prepare for the 2008 CMO
and try to be one of six students who will be chosen to represent
Canada at the 2008 International Mathematical Olympiad in Madrid,
Spain in July," said Dr. Graham Wright, CMS Executive Director.
"These valuable enrichment activities are only possible because of the
voluntary help received from many school, college and university
teachers."